Ellen G. White

Ellen Gould White (26 November 1827-16 July 1915) was an American Christian pioneer who was one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Biography
Ellen Gould Harmon was born in Gorham, Maine in 1827, and she converted to Methodist Christianity at the age of twelve. She became a follower of William Miller's Adventist movement during the Second Great Awakening, and she was baptized in 1842. In 1846, she married preacher James Springer White, and she became known for experiencing 200 alleged visions in public and private meetings throughout her life. She verbally described and published accounts of these visions, and she published a book on successful Christian living, Steps to Christ. She died in Elmshaven, California in 1915.